Aside

Mark Druffel

Education

University of Notre Dame

M.S in Business Analytics

Ohio University

Bachelors in Business Admin

Languages

Tools

Database / Big Data

SQL, Apache Spark, Apache Arrow, neo4j, dbplyr, data.table

Data Visualization / Dashboard

shiny, ggplot2, d3.js, Plotly, Highcharts, Apache Superset, Tableau, PowerBI

Modeling

tidymodels, caret, keras

Devops

Git, AWS, Digital Ocean, Docker, Apache Airflow

Design

InVision, Figma, Gimp, Scribis

Volunteer

Civic Software Fdn, Exec Producer

Delivered a web app that provided longitudinal analysis to the Oregon Department of Education.

Main

Mark Druffel Portland, OR

Data science generalist with a decade of experience working at all levels of the organization. Love using exploratory data analysis & data visualization to understand & communicate business problems / solutions - ggplot2 is my happy place. Nowadays, working as the first analyst at a start-up where we’re building a platform to enable pharmacists to provide value-based care.

Experience

Senior Data Analyst

DocStation

Remote

2021

Work in all analytics capacities including data-engineering, business intelligence, & data science.

  • Develop data-models in the data-pipeline w/ pyspark & Airflow to expand the data lake & data warehouse.
  • Develop dashboards w/ Superset & Shiny to provide decision support.
  • Perform analysis to identify new business questions or uncover insights that inform strategic decisions.
  • Develop models to identify trends and predict outcomes.
  • Write pitches for new features & tools based on product analysis.

Data Scientist

Propeller

Portland, OR

2017

Helped clients develop data strategies & execute analytics projects, & led Propeller’s internal analytics team. A few example projects:

  • Developed text analysis / NLP tools that enabled a health insurance product team to identify / understand user pain points which provided a feedback loop between the team and end-users.
  • Designed a prototype app to enable an HR team to transition to a data-driven recruitment process to improve velocity and candidate quality.
  • Developed & delivered an analytics workshop that helped business teams understand the analytics process to improve collaboration between analytics & business teams.
  • Developed internal infrastructure to streamline Propeller’s operations including API wrappers, a data pipeline, & automated reporting.

Business Intelligence Manager

Northern Trust, Hedge Fund Services

Chicago, IL

2013

Managed a global team of ~10 analysts responsible for reporting & permissions management.

  • Designed & implemented a product analytics process which upended the product strategy & roadmap.
  • Developed dashboards & reporting using Tableau & a homegrown tool.
  • Developed data-models to expand the data warehouse and support process / reporting requirements.

Senior Consultant

Plante Moran

Chicago, IL

2011

Managed IT audits & risk assessments for clients in various industries.

Staff Auditor

Fifth Third Bank

Cincinnati, OH

2010

Executed financial & IT audits, & risk assessments.